1. (a.) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

2. (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.

3. (a.) Inspiring envy.

4. (a.) Excessively careful; cautious.

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